Fox Tries To Make Peace With Upset Environmentalists

MOVIES - FILM CLIPS

February 18, 2000

In an apparent attempt to appease environmentalists angry over its film The Beach, 20th Century Fox says it would donate revenue from the movie's first showing in Thailand on March 10 to the country's national parks, according to a published report.

The donation will go to the Royal Thai Forestry Department, the Nation reported.

SPIELBERG PRESSED TO MOVE ON `POTTER'

Steven Spielberg is reportedly being pressured to either start doing the Harry Potter movie or give it up. The reason: Warner Bros. has sold toy rights to Mattel and Hasbro, which are hot to strike before the fad fades. That means a flick in a year to mesh with the toy onslaught. And there're no shortage of A-list directors willing to take on Potter. Among them: Robert (Forrest Gump) Zemeckis, Jonathan (Philadelphia) Demme and Mike (Four Weddings and a Funeral) Newell.